I thought this was a good appearance. Like jeezbee, I have noticed how restrained and hesitant he is during many interviews, mentally editing his words as if he were going to blurt out something aweful. Ellen knows how to loosen him up, or he is just more confident with her after his past appearances.

But the really funny bit was on The Today Show this morning. They showed yet another set visit to Neighbors 2. The interviewer from the show, Dillon Somebody, an attractive woman in her thirties, was standing next to Zac and momentarily lost the powers of speech. She later explained that she found Zac so hot with his rippling arms bulging out of his tee-shirt that she simply blanked out for a moment.

Hey Zac! If you want to put another notch on your bedpost with an older woman, you know who to call.

I was concerned, but there has been wall-to-wall DG promo in the past few days, with Zac on Ellen and Kimmel and other cast members on morning and late-night shows. Instead of starting weeks ago, to build anticipation, Lionsgate seems to have adopted the Prussian method of war, the Bewegungskrieg. When you have limited resources and forces, you concentrate everything on the critical point and fight a single, climactic battle. Now we'll see whether this works any better for Lionsgate than for the Prussians.

I thought it was a good appearance as well. I love Ellen. She's impish, and she really seems to enjoy watching Zac squirm a bit. Plus, she knows her audience - women - and while some may lesbians, there's right many heterosexuals who follow her too.